In this age where liberalism prevails on social media, television, and other means of communication, it almost seems like going against the grain is sinful. Abortion, infidelity, civil marriage, drug use, and other issues that go against the teachings of the Catholic Church have become normalized. According to my limited knowledge, this began in the 1960s and has progressed to the present day.
I often have to deal with family members and friends via texting apps. Fortunately, they don’t live nearby because the distance of hundreds or even thousands of miles creates a barrier for their comments. Even so, it’s sad to see how evil has normalized sin as something good, even though they claim to believe in God in their own way. Do they lack catechesis? Of course, but they also have to open their hearts to continue learning about God and putting it into practice. It is not difficult to follow God; you just have to follow the Ten Commandments and receive the sacraments. You don’t have to memorize the entire Bible, because, after all, we are imperfect human beings.
We see examples of this imperfection in both of today’s readings. In the first reading, Miriam and Aaron speak out against Moses because of his own sin. Aaron had made a bad decision and tried to shift the blame onto Moses, making excuses. In the Gospel, Peter first doubted Jesus’ presence walking on the water, and then succumbed to fear. The effect of his lack of faith was to sink. And how often the same thing happens to us!
Some of us sink so deep in the waters of the world that we think the Church needs to change. But the doctrine of the Catholic Church should not change according to the times because God is not sin. Only we human beings can change, because we are sinners who live in constant temptation. To be able to do that, we must examine our lives internally, breaking down the barrier of pride, and pleading with Him, “Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.” (Responsorial Psalm).
There is only one perfect being, God, who loves us very much and is waiting to save us from drowning in sin with His outstretched hand and open arms.
En este tiempo donde lo liberal se impone en las redes sociales, la televisión y cualquier medio de comunicación, hace ver que vivir en contra de la corriente parece un pecado. El aborto, la infidelidad, casarse por lo civil, usar drogas u otros temas que van camino opuesto a las enseñanzas de la Iglesia Católica, se ha vuelto normal en la vida diaria. Según mi poco conocimiento, esto viene desde los años 1960 y para adelante.
Muchas veces tengo que lidiar con personas cercanas por aplicaciones de texto. Felizmente no están cerca de mí porque la distancia a cientos o hasta miles de millas hace que haya una muralla a sus comentarios. Pero es una tristeza ver cómo el mal ha normalizado el pecado cómo algo bueno, aunque creen en Dios a su manera. ¿Les falta catequesis? Obviamente que sí, pero también tienen que abrir sus corazones para seguir aprendiendo de Dios y ponerlo en práctica. No es difícil seguir a Dios, solo hay que seguir los 10 mandamientos y recibir los sacramentos. Tampoco hay que aprenderse de memoria toda la Biblia. Al fin de cuentas, somos seres humanos imperfectos.
Vemos ejemplos de esa imperfección en las dos lecturas de hoy. En la primera lectura, María y Aarón hablaron contra Moises a causa de su propio pecado. Aaron había hecho una mala decisión e intentó echar la culpa a Moises, haciendo pretextos. En el Evangelio, Pedro primero dudó la presencia de Jesus caminando sobre el agua, y luego sucumbió al miedo. El efecto de su falta de fe era hundirse. Y ¡cuántas veces nos pasa lo mismo a nosotros!
Algunos de nosotros nos hundimos tanto en las aguas del mundo que pensamos que debe cambiarse la Iglesia. Pero la doctrina de la Iglesia Católica no debe cambiar a los tiempos de hoy porque Dios no es pecado. El único que puede cambiar es el ser humano porque somos pecadores y estamos viviendo en tentación constante. Para que lleguemos a esa etapa, debemos tener un autoanálisis de nuestra vida, rompiendo la barrera llamada el orgullo, y suplicándole como en Salmo Responsorial: “Misericordia, Señor, hemos pecado”.
Hay un ser perfecto que es Dios, el cual nos ama mucho y espera salvarnos del ahogamiento del pecado con la mano extendida y los brazos abiertos.
Felix Urcia was born in Lima, Peru. He moved the U.S. to complete his college degree in Computer Science at Northern Kentucky University. He is passionate about his faith, his family, education and soccer. When he is not homeschooling and caring for his young children he enjoys personal programing projects and sports analysis. He and wife live in a small town in Western Michigan where they enjoy spending time with their five children.
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